American Songwriter

Behind Johnny Cash’s 1972 Album That Included a Recitation of The Gettysburg Address

In 1972, Johnny Cash released his 40th album, America: A 200-Year Salute to Story and Song. Stylistically, it was a departure from his usual fare, as it included spoken word segments and historical ...
Redlands Daily Facts

Redlands’ Lincoln Memorial Shrine to hold Gettysburg Address anniversary event

Redlands’ Lincoln Memorial Shrine invites the community to its annual Gettysburg Address anniversary commemoration, to be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, in Smiley Park, outside the Lincoln Shrine. Th ...
Herald & Review

Schools across area take part in birthday parties for Abraham Lincoln's 200th anniversary

HARRISTOWN - Students at Harristown Grade School practiced for the recitation of the Gettysburg Address for weeks before Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, and many had memorized it. "The words on the ...
The Southern Illinoisan

Illinois marks Lincoln's birthday with mass recitation of Gettysburg Address

SPRINGFIELD (AP) - Children across Illinois simultaneously recited the Gettysburg Address to mark the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth. A Lincoln impersonator led the reading from the Lincoln ...